Survey study, 2023
Does spending too much time on social media make PMS symptoms worse?
Women who spent more time on social media reported worse PMS symptoms and poorer sleep. The connection was clear, though the study cannot show that one causes the other.
What they did
Surveyed 884 female university students about their social media use, PMS symptoms, and sleep quality.
What they found
Women with higher social media addiction scores reported worse PMS symptoms and poorer sleep. The two were clearly connected.
What it means for you
Reducing social media time might help with PMS and sleep, but this study only shows they happen together, not that social media causes worse symptoms. Limited to health sciences students at one university.
884
women studied
129.57
mean PMS symptom score
12.93
mean social media addiction score
About the study
- Original title
- The Effect of Social Media Addiction on Premenstruel Syndrome and Sleep Quality
- Authors
- Zeliha Özşahin, Sinem Güven Santur, Yeşim Aksoy Derya
- Journal
- Genel Tıp Dergisi
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 884
- What was tested
- None tested
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1320345
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